The Pennsylvania Game Commission on January 23, 2025, released a statement confirming that the Black Bear that attacked a Jim ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed that the black bear that attacked a man over the weekend in Jim Thorpe tested ...

A black bear exhibiting "abnormal behaviors" attacked a Pennsylvania man earlier this week. Testing confirmed the animal was rabid.

A rabies diagnosis following a bear attack that injured a man in Carbon County explains the aggression, officials say.

A resident of the town of Jim Thorpe was “aggressively approached” by a black adult male bear on Sunday, Jan. 19, the ...

The bear involved in an attack on a man Sunday in Jim Thorpe has tested positive for rabies, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The diagnosis explains it abnormal behavior, commission ...

The rabid bear attack in Jim Thorpe was “an isolated and uncommon event,” according to a press release from state Rep. Doyle ...

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Andrew Nierer was doing a grocery run before the football game on Jan. 19 when a strange thing happened. A bear came from the woods, ran across the parking lot of the Jim Thorpe market and bit him in ...

A neighbor shot and killed the bear after it knocked Andrew Neirer to ground and started biting and scratching him.

"While rabies in bears is rare and a case emerging in a given area usually is isolated, rabies poses a risk to all mammals.